Job Title: Quality Assurance and Food Safety Specialist
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Key Responsibilities:
• Develop and implement effective food safety programs, ensuring compliance with HACCP, GMP, BRC, and customer standards.
• Oversee sanitation, chemical, microbiological, and allergen testing, as well as audit compliance.
• Foster a strong food safety culture and collaborate with multiple teams to maintain and improve standards.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Ensure cleaning, sanitization, hygiene zoning, GMP, and allergen controls meet HACCP, BRC, and customer standards, with regular validation and documentation.
• Lead internal and external audits, maintain compliance with legislation, standards, and customer codes, and manage non-conformance resolution.
• Investigate food safety or hygiene issues, support product recalls, and develop contingency and escalation plans.
• Lead, train, and coach teams on food safety practices, SOPs, and allergen control, fostering a strong food safety culture.
Requirements:
• Degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Microbiology, or equivalent experience, with strong knowledge of HACCP, GMP, BRC, and food safety legislation.
• Experience in food manufacturing, including hygiene, QA, or technical leadership, and managing audits, investigations, and compliance systems.
• Skilled in chemical verification, swabbing programmes, and allergen management.
• Strong leadership, training, organisational, and analytical abilities with attention to detail.